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PROJECTTITLE: AllenCountyFolklifeandOralHistoryProjectPROJECTRECORDINGNUMBER: ACS.11.11.11.Potlu.aud.jj

INTERVIEWEE: PatsyMurray,WandaSloan,PatLowery,GeriGregory,BettyJoeMounts,EvelynCook,RuthHarrison,Mary

Britt,LucilleSmith,DougBlankenship

INTERVIEWERANDRECORDIST: JenniferJameson,WKUGraduateStudent

INTERVIEWDATE: November11,2011

LOCATION: Country,Gospel,andBluegrassJamandPotluck,

WashingtonCenter,110S.CourtStreet,Scottsville,Ky.

OTHERSPRESENT: CaitlinCoad,WKUFolkStudies,100orsoattendees.

AUDIORECORDER: MarantzProfessionalSolidStateDigitalRecorderModel

PMD660

MICROPHONE: AudioTechnicaAT825;placedontableinfrontof

interviewee

RECORDINGFORMAT: WAV

RECORDEDTRACKSINSESSION: 6

CONTEXT:ThisinterviewhasbeenundertakenfortheAllenCountyFolklifeandOral

HistoryProject.Italso,morespecifically,formspartofaFoodwaysinAllenCounty

researchprojectthatisbeingconductedbytheCulturalConservationclass(FLK560)duringtheFallsemesterof2011,underthedirectionofDrMichaelAnnWilliams,Headof

theFolkStudiesandAnthropologyDepartmentatWesternKentuckyUniversity.TheCountry,Gospel,andBluegrassPotluckandJamattheWashingtonCenterindowntown

Scottsvilleoccurseach2ndFridayofthemonth.TECHNICALCONSIDERATIONS:Theserecordingstakeplaceatpotluck/jameventwithabout

100attendeesandamplifiedmusicthroughoutthenight.Themaininterviewtakesplaceataroundtablewithseveralinformants,sovoicescrossoveranditisgenerallyloudand

noisyattimes,oftenwithmusicinthebackground.

NOTE:Thisindexisasaccurateandcompleteaspossible.Inanyquestionofinterpretation,

theresearcherisreferredtotherecordingastheprimarydocumentrepresentingthisevent.

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InterviewwithtableofPotluckers(36:53)

00:05 TapeIDandIntroductionGeriGregoryandPatLowery

01:00 LyleandEvelynCookinvitedthesisterstocome

01:32 Dishestheladiesbroughttothepotlucksandwiches,BBQ,pecanpie,etc.

03:00 Discussionofpokesaladandthesong,PokeSaladAnnie,oncerecordedbyElvis

06:00 DeppBrittonthedifferencebetweenaviolinandafiddle:stringsv.strangs

07:00 Howdoyoudecidewhichdishtobring?Getoutthecookbooks;whatevers

around;usedtopreparingdishesforfamilyreunions,churchevents,etc.

07:30 Recipeswapping

08:43 Whatmakesareallygoodpecanpie?Dontlikeitgushy.

11:30 Whatwasyourfavoritedishtoday?Freshcorn,potatosalad,etc.

12:35 Themostunusualdish:AngelFoodCakewithWhiteIcing7minuteFrosting

cakemademyPatsyMurray

16:10 IsthereanydishthatwillalwaysbeatanyScottsvillepotluck?LucilleSmiths

fruitsaladrecipe

18:17 Howmanycookbooksdoyouhave?100,50,soon.

18:57 Otherpotlucksthesewomenareapartof;churchhomecomings,decorationday,

familyreunions,etc.

19:26 Doanyofthemencontributetothepotluck?JimmyDeanSedins(sp?)bringsthe

bestcornbread,butisnotpresent.

20:45 DougBlankenshipstartedtheeventdetailsabouttheoriginandtheeventsattendees/participants

21:40 PatsyMurrayonherparticipationinmusicsheandherhusbandhada

bluegrass/countrybandbeforehepassedaway.

22:20 Theprotocolofperformingatthejam

23:50 Discussionofpossibilityofsquaredancesattheeventnotenoughinterest

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26:32 WandaSloan(neeJackson)playstheguitar

27:30 Wandasstoryabouthowshecametoplaytheguitaratage16.

29:00 Wandalovesoldcountryandbluegrass

30:20 WandaonWandaJackson,therockabillysinger

31:27 Wandabroughgreenpeasandpotatoes;madedowithwasshehadathome.

31:55 WandarodeontheVeteransFloatattheLadysAuxillaryVeteransDayeventsthat

day.

32:30 Whydoyoucometothisevent?Werebothwidows,soitsawaytogetinvolved

andbewithpeople,andenjoymusic.

34:14 Anythingthatmakesthiseventparticular?

36:00 Couldyouhaveajamwithoutfood?Whereyougatheratyougottahavesomethingtoeat!

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InterviewwithDougBlankenship(10:08)

00:02 TapeIDandIntroductionDougBlankenship

00:28 Douggotbackintoplayingmusic1516yearsagoandjutgatheredsomemusicians

forajamabout14musicians.Jammedfor3consecutiveweeksandnoonewanted

toquit,sotheykeptitup.

01:00 Howdidyougetwordoutaboutthisevent?Newspaperandwordofmouth.A

salvageyardworkerwhoDougmettodayendedupcomingtotheeventthatnight.

01:50 PaticipantscomefromAllenCo.andbeyondstatelinesitswidelyknown.

02:28 Isthereanythingthatmakesthisjamdistinct?

02:57 Notmanyotherjamshavepotluckslikethis.

03:13 Jamsessionplannedforlaterthateveningafterthemoreformalperformances

currentlyongoing.

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03:30 Atonepoint,Dougsuggestedtheyfocusonlyonthejam,buteveryonekeptbringing

food!

04:30 Dougbringsthebeansandbeveragesandotherofferingsforthepotluck

05:20 Howdoyoudecidewhattobring?Whateversinthehouse

05:45 Acertaindishthatsalwayspresent?LucilleSmithsfruitsalad

06:30 Dougwillbeorganizingtheeventaslongashesable.

07:06 Sometimesdifficulttogetlocalpeopletocometotheevent;usuallyoutoftowners.

07:30 Multiplejamshappening;agroupwasplayingintheback/dressingroomarea

07:45 Dougplaysonlytheguitar

07:51 Oneboywhocame3yearsagowhowasamultiinstrumentalist,andhowhesina

gospelgroup,theInspirations.HewillbeplayingaconcertinGlasgow,Ky.onNov.19th.

08:35 Dougdoesntknowalltheparticipants

08:50 Sequenceofevents;nightbeginswithaprayer:GivethegoodLordthepraisethat

wereabletodothiswithouthisguidancewednotbeabletobehere.

09:15 Ayoungmanhetaughttoplayguitarwaspresent.

10:00 ThereasonIdoitisbecauseIenjoyit!

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MusicSetNo.1(10:36)

00:01 SongNo.1

02:10 Break/instrumenttuning

03:05 SongNo.2

05:15 Break/instrumenttuning

06:00 SongNo.3TomorrowNeverComes

10:36 ENDRECORDING

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MusicSetNo.2(3:07)

00:01 SongNo.1ISawtheLight(Instrumental)

00:50 Break/instrumenttuning

01:07 SongNo.2

03:07 ENDRECORDING

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MusicSetNo.3(3:29)

00:01 SongNo.1

03:01 Break/instrumenttuning

03:29 ENDRECORDING

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MusicSetNo.4-MarthaSloanleadsband(6:25)

00:07 SongNo.1InThatBeautifulCityofGold

02:20 Break/instrumenttuning

02:30 InterludeDuelingBanjos

03:47 Break/instrumenttuning

04:06 SongNo.2

06:25 ENDRECORDING